Travel

We finally had the kind of meal that I had expected to enjoy throughout my travels in Peru. One sparkling fresh ceviche came one after the other, exciting my palate and filling me with joy. The restaurant is Don Fernando…

I arrived at my hotel, the Casa Andina Miraflores, shortly after 11:00PM to the warmest welcome and the warm presence of my dear friend, Marta Nuñez,i who had been planning the Lima leg of my first trip to her…

They say that one should not die without having been in Machu Picchu so here I am completely overwhelmed by the majesty and enormity of this site. It’s difficult to capture the essence of Machu Picchu and the mental…

Our first real meal was at La Picanteria de Hector Solis, Santa Rosa 388 corner of Gonzalez Prada, 01-241-66-76 . The term picanteria refers to a place to snack but there is serious cooking going on in this casual spot…

Salsa Verde con Aguacate Green Sauce with Avocado (Recipe: Zarela’s Veracruz, Houghton Mifflin, 2001 The original recipe called for mashing the ingredients by hand with a mortar and pestle and mixing in the chopped avocado and the cilantro at the…

Sue Torres, Julian Medina, sleepy me and Emmanuel Bastien heard my call for help and arrived at my house close to 6 AM to put this sacahuil together. We cooked it in a caja china and ti was spectacular. I…

I am reposting this article from 2008 because someone asked or information on the state. I’ll check everything out but this is a good beginning. Traveling in Michoacán The first time I went to Michoacán I was…

Even before the shoot for Aaron’s new program with Aquiles was scheduled two of my sisters, Marina and Clarissa, and I had agreed to meet in Querétaro . I had asked Olivia Alegria to please help arrange a “a muestra…